Reporter Terry Sater spoke with former white supremacist Arno Michaels, a self-proclaimed former skinhead, who has founded an online magazine called, "Life after Hate." The Webzine is dedicated to spreading Michaels' message of being kind to one another.

Michaels said he grew up in an alcoholic home in a Milwaukee suburb. He said he was a playground bully, who turned into a drunken hooligan and then a racist.

Michaels said a tattoo on his left arm is the last remnant of his life as a white supremacist in Wisconsin. He said the kindness of others led him away from a life of hate.

"Since Sunday, I've been very mindful that if it wasn't for those gifts of kindness, I could have ended up the way (shooter) Wade (Michael Page) did," Michaels said.

Michaels said like Page, he was a neo-Nazi musician, but he left the skinhead mindset after a friend's death.

"He was murdered in a street fight after a concert my band had played at," said Michaels.

Michaels now speaks of peace and kindness, which he said can overpower the message of white supremacists.

"Being attached to a racist ideology is not only incredibly damaging to the world around you, it's credibly damaging personally," he said.

Michaels brought his new message to last summer's counter protest of a new-Nazi rally in West Allis. Deputy Police Chief Charles Padgett said it was a new experience for him. He said police can't act against white supremacists simply because of their message.

"We can act when we see it as a treat, a credible threat that's occurring through behaviors and different things," he said. "We have to be careful (that) we don't violate the constitutional rights of people."

Michaels said the temple shootings should lead to white supremacists stopping themselves.

"I want members of hate groups currently to take a hard look at what they're doing," he said.

Michaels said as a member of a hate group, there's no room for joy and love. He added that it is a horrible way to live.

Michaels said he gets calls from other white supremacists hoping he'll show them the way out.